Bearsden Forest School - Maxholme Nursery

10 Oct

Last week we started our Forest school up again. The children really loved it. It was very wet, but no complaints and good fun was had by all involved. Everyone was very hungry on their return back to the nursery, and they’re excited to return again this week.

There are a lot of benefits to Forest School that delves deeper than just exploring the outdoors and getting some fresh air.

Forest School:

Promotes independence, creativity, self-esteem and confidence.
Promotes working well as a team with their peers
It’s about a lot more than just getting outside, but rather a series of long term sessions that is built around the development of a child
It helps children build their risk taking skills
As an added bonus it exposes children to nature such as varied weather, insects, plants and other wonderful things. It teaches them that getting outdoors is fun, too!

At Maxholme we don’t just do Forest school - our whole approach on a daily basis is very much about getting outside, so wellies and puddle suits at the ready!